GRE Word List
EMISSARY
one designated as the agent of another : representative
The meaning of the word emissary is one designated as the agent of another : representative.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| overwrought | extremely excited : agitated |
| exodus | the mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table |
| euthanasia | the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of : disparage |
| drone | a stingless male bee (as of the honeybee) that has the role of mating with the queen and does not gather nectar or pollen |
| circuitous | having a circular or winding course |
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |